Bons Illes Balears 2026 launch on 18 June with retail vouchers offering savings of up to €60
The Bons Illes Balears 2026 will begin on 18 June with a record participation of 1,223 shops across 46 municipalities in the islands. The campaign, promoted by the Govern to encourage purchases in local businesses [...]
Sun, beaches and eclipse: Mallorca becomes Instagram’s new global set
Mallorca has been on Instagram influencers’ radar for years, but this summer it has all the ingredients to become the most desired setting on the planet. Mentioning Mallorca on any social network means talking about [...]
Wine and Vermouth Selection in Mallorca for 2026
GRIMALT CABALLERO 2021 4Kilos Vinícola / IGP Vi de la Terra de Mallorca / €138 Made with Callet and Fogoneu, this is one of Mallorca’s benchmark red wines. Produced in very limited quantities, it combines [...]
Blai Bonet in the Magic Mountain
This year marks the centenary of Blai Bonet’s birth. A hundred years already? It is hard to imagine that so much time has passed, because Blai Bonet has never truly left our collective imagination. Not [...]
Tanzania: Wildlife in the cradle of humankind
Text and photos: José Eduardo Iglesias. At one o’clock in the afternoon on Thursday 29 January, we landed at Kilimanjaro Airport after 25 hours of travel, on our way to Arusha, Tanzania. We are in [...]
Inca, gastronomy with memory in the heart of Mallorca
SPECIAL CONTENT LEISURE'26 The historic cellers and traditional recipes define a cuisine rooted in local produce and the land Inca preserves on its table an essential part of its identity. The municipality’s gastronomic tradition, deeply [...]
The Govern backs desalination as a key water strategy in response to aquifer depletion in the Balearic Islands
The Minister for the Sea and the Water Cycle of the Government of the Balearic Islands, Juan Manuel Lafuente, has placed desalination at the heart of the water strategy of the regional government, in response [...]
The Fira del Llibre 2025 in Palma moves to Plaça d’Espanya from 30 May to 8 June
The 43rd edition of the Fira del Llibre in Palma (Palma Book Fair) will take place from 30 May to 8 June in a new location: the Plaça d’Espanya. This initiative, organised by the Gremi [...]
The Consell allocates €2.1 million to boost the promotion of the local product of Mallorca in 2025
The Consell will allocate 2.1 million euros in aid to promote the local product of Mallorca in 2025, a 50% increase compared to 2024, when 1.4 million was allocated. These subsidies, managed by the Department [...]
Resounding success at the first Fira de la Sardina: over 3,000 kilos of sardines consumed in four days
The Fira de la Sardina (Sardine Fair), organised by the Confraria de Pescadors de Palma (Guild of Fishermen of Palma) with the support of the Ajuntament de Palma, closed its first edition with a resounding [...]
Education bans the use of mobile phones in public and subsidised schools from the 2025–2026 academic year
The Department for Education and Universities of the Balearic Islands has announced a new regulation that bans the use of mobile phones and other personal electronic devices in non-university public and state-subsidised schools. This measure, [...]
The Consell de Mallorca strengthens the fight against illegal tourism with over 3,000 inspections this summer
The Consell de Mallorca will intensify the fight against illegal tourist activity this summer with an ambitious inspection plan exceeding 3,000 actions until 15 November. The main objective is to eradicate irregular holiday rentals, which [...]
Balearic Islands will lead economic growth in Spain between 2025 and 2026, according to Airef
The Balearic Islands are emerging as the Spanish region with the highest economic growth between 2025 and 2026, according to the latest Monitoring Report on the Medium-Term Fiscal and Structural Plan 2025–2028 published by the [...]
Water reserves rise slightly in April and reach 53% in the Balearic Islands
The month of April ended with a slight improvement in the water reserves of the Balearic Islands, reaching 53%, one point above the figure recorded the previous month (52%). This figure matches that of April [...]
Magic Mar and Joan Antoni Riera win the Gran Premio Nacional de Trote 2025
The Son Pardo racetrack experienced one of its most memorable days this Sunday with the celebration of the Gran Premio Nacional de Trote 2025 (2025 National Trotting Grand Prix), which crowned the duo formed by [...]
Palma Airport surpasses 3 million passengers in April driven by international traffic
Palma de Mallorca-Son Sant Joan Airport experienced a significant increase in April, recording over 3 million passengers (3,010,158), a 7.2% rise compared to the same period in 2024. Growth was clearly driven by international connections, [...]
The Moll de Pescadors is hosting the first edition of the Fira de la Sardina de Palma until 18 May
Moll de Pescadors transforms from 15 to 18 May into the epicentre of local produce and seafaring tradition with the celebration of the first edition of the Fira de la Sardina de Palma (First Sardine [...]
Toni Nadal, awarded the first Sobrassada d’Or for Excellence of Mallorca
Toni Nadal, renowned tennis coach and key figure in promoting Mallorcan sport internationally, has been awarded the 1st Sobrassada d’Or Award for Excellence, a distinction promoted by the Consell de Mallorca and the IGP Sobrassada [...]
The Gran Premio Nacional de Trote celebrates its 92nd edition on 18 May at Son Pardo
This Sunday 18 May, at 6:30 p.m., the Son Pardo racecourse will host the 92nd edition of the Gran Premio Nacional de Trote, the most eagerly awaited event for Mallorcan fans and one of the [...]
Palma accounts for 48.39% of Social Security registrations in the Balearic Islands
The labour market in Palma continues to show positive signs. In April, the number of unemployed people dropped by 6.84% compared to April 2024, which means 928 fewer people out of work. Compared to the [...]
International Museum Day 2025: more than a dozen venues take part in Mallorca
International Museum Day 2025 will be celebrated on Sunday 18 May, and as in previous years, numerous cultural venues across Mallorca are taking part with a wide range of activities open to all. This year, [...]
The Sóller tunnel will close for urgent works on the nights of 14 and 19 May
The Sóller tunnel will remain closed to traffic for two nights this May due to urgent maintenance work on the water pipeline system from sa Costera. The closure is scheduled from 11:00 p.m. to 6:00 [...]
The Consell de Mallorca declares the ‘Rondalles mallorquines’ an Asset of Intangible Cultural Interest
The Consell de Mallorca has taken a decisive step in the protection of the island’s oral heritage by launching the process to declare the Rondalles mallorquines (Mallorcan traditional tales) as an Asset of Intangible Cultural [...]
The Firó de Sóller 2025 commemorates the historic battle between Moors and Christians on 12 May
Firó de Sóller 2025 will take place on Monday 12 May, as part of Sa Fira in the Mallorcan town, commemorating the defence of the valley against the attack by Turkish-Algerian corsairs in 1561. This [...]
Strong opposition from CAEB to the reduction of the working week approved “without social dialogue”
The Confederation of Business Associations of the Balearic Islands (CAEB) has expressed its strong opposition to the reduction of the working week to 37.5 hours, a measure approved yesterday by the Government without the support [...]
The Balearic Islands leads job creation in April and records the sharpest drop in unemployment in Spain
The Balearic Islands consolidates its position as the leading autonomous community in job creation and unemployment reduction in Spain, according to the latest Social Security affiliation and unemployment data for the month of April. The region [...]
The Palma International Boat Show 2025 shines with over 30,000 visitors and a record number of exhibitors
The Palma International Boat Show 2025 closed with a very positive outcome, attracting over 30,000 visitors, a figure that surpasses the 28,000 from the previous year. Held from 30 April to 3 May across the [...]
Inca celebrates Dijous Gros 2025 with a full programme of activities from 6 to 18 May
Dijous Gros 2025 in Inca will be celebrated this year with a varied programme that will begin on Tuesday, May 6 and run until Sunday, May 18. This traditional festival, which honours the city's commercial [...]
The Ajuntament completes the pavement repair works on Avenidas
The Ajuntament de Palma has completed the pavement repair works in the Avenidas area, one of the main arteries of the city. The works have affected the section between Avenida Alexandre Rosselló, Avenida Alemanya, Avenida [...]
The exhibition Els viatges dels baleàrics arrives in Palma from 13 May to 15 June
The collective exhibition Els viatges dels baleàrics (The Travels of the Balearics) arrives at the Arxiu del Regne de Mallorca (C/ de Ramon Llull, 3), where it can be visited until 15 June 2025. The [...]
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